Defense Ventures Fellowship

DECISIVE POINT CAPSTONE
May 11, 2023

MAJ Gabe Samudio

Table of Contents


Problem

  • I hoped to solve:
    • “Zero Growth”
    • “Do not talk to vendors”
    • “Do not attend conferences”
    • “Do more with less”
    • How to test innovative solutions from industry with a shrinking budget

SKOPE

  • My Office: SKOPE / Global Analytics Platform

  • Mission: Operationalize data to accelerate JSOC Targeting

    • LOE 1: Advanced Targeting Analysis
    • LOE 2: Process Automation
    • LOE 3: Tactical Data Science and AI Modernization

Decisive Point

Invested in the Mission

  • Advocate against “DUAL USE”

  • My Contributions

    • NY Invest in America Conference
    • MEM Computing Advisement
    • SENTENAI Advisement
    • Market research for two Accelerators (Hawaii Energy and Boston AR/VR, AI)
    • Shark Tank


New Relationships


John M. B. O’Connor

  • Known as CJCS Advisor on Wall Street
  • Senior mentor
  • Boon Logic AI


Nick Bono

  • Department of the Army Systems Coordinator (DASC)
  • Intelligence, Electronic Warfare & Sensors Directorate
  • Project Lynchpin


Rohit Gupta

  • SentenAI CEO
  • In person demo 19MAY23
  • GSA Schedule


Ryan Dryzga

  • Bazze
  • SOF Relationship
  • SBIR P2 with SOCPAC
  • SOCOM SOF Digital Application



Change the Paradigm


Status Quo

“Every minute out of the SCIF is putting the mission at risk”

“Do more with less”

“Give me cans of AI”

“Cuts are coming”

“Conferences have zero value”

New cultural - open to explore and find cooperative budget solutions

SOF Week

Army Intelligence & Security Enterprise (AISE) Industry Day

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